PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kangaroo Jack (ranked 3734 p4p, 2483 weight class) and Lubomir Sultsina (ranked 420 p4p, 313 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Jack
vs
Sultsina

172 cm
29
155
5 - 8 - 0

175 cm
24
166
6 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kangaroo Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lubomir Sultsina!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack misses with a low kick.
Jack looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sultsina needs to keep his hands up - Jack had a free shot at his head there.
Sultsina fails with an attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sultsina misses with an elbow over the top.

Jack breaks the clinch.
Sultsina avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sultsina jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jack lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sultsina backs up against the cage.

It looks like Lubomir Sultsina has been cut.
Sultsina looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sultsina fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sultsina swings widly with a right hand
and Jack counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sultsina pushes Jack up against the cage in a clinch.
Jack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jack looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jack manages to break the clinch.
Sultsina pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jack ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sultsina moves out of range as Jack strikes.
Jack misses with a straight left.
Jack takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sultsina slips under a jab from Jack.
Jack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sultsina throws a hook but Jack blocks it.
It looked like Jack was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sultsina throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jack.
Jack stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jack circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sultsina throws a body kick that misses.
Nice shot by Jack.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sultsina stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sultsina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sultsina misses with a straight left.
Sultsina misses with a body shot.
Jack circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sultsina misses with a shot to the body
and Jack counters with a stiff right hand.
Sultsina darts in trying to clinch
and Jack counters with a nice uppercut.
Sultsina throws a combination. Jack tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Decent striking displayed by Jack there.
Sultsina throws a head kick that misses.
Jack tried to counter with a leg kick but Sultsina avoided it.

Sultsina has Jack up against the cage in a clinch.
Sultsina misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sultsina throws a lazy head kick
and Jack counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sultsina thinking.
Jack circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick from Sultsina is predictable there
and Jack counters with a nice leg kick.
Jack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lubomir Sultsina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack avoids a punch combination nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Jack misses its target.
A lazy body kick from Sultsina
and Jack counters with an outside leg kick.
Jack works Sultsina's body with a nice hook.
Sultsina moves in looking to clinch but Jack pushes him off.
Sultsina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sultsina throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sultsina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sultsina throws a head kick but Jack moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack scores with a leg kick.
Sultsina is looking to land body kicks.
Sultsina fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sultsina misses with an uppercut
and Jack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sultsina throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jack counters with a three punch combo that has Sultsina backing up. Sultsina nods at Jack to acknowledge the strikes.
Jack lands a leg kick that knocks Sultsina off balance momentarily.
Jack misses with a combination

and Sultsina moves into the clinch.

Jack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Sultsina misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Jack misses the target.
No joy there for Jack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sultsina unleashes a big counter combination but Jack bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sultsina doesn't manage to clinch there - Jack circles away.

Sultsina closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kangaroo Jack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lubomir Sultsina's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jack throws a looping overhand right but Sultsina ducks down to avoid it.
Jack misses the shot to the body.
Sultsina is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sultsina misses with a series of wild punches.
Sultsina thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jack slips a straight right by Sultsina.
Jack throwing a counter right hand but Sultsina manages to avoid it.
Jack bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sultsina misses with a right hand
and Jack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jack misses with a body shot
and Sultsina counters with a stiff right hand.
Sultsina on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Jack coming out on top.
Sultsina will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Jack wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sultsina can do to turn this around?
Sultsina throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jack counters with a right hand to the body.
Kangaroo Jack is winning the standup battle so far.
Jack lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sultsina has managed to clinch.
Sultsina throws an elbow but it misses.

Sultsina breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sultsina with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sultsina will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd cheers as Jack lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sultsina doesn't seem phased though.
Jack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sultsina.
Sultsina throws a combination that misses
and Jack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Jack tries to keep at a distance but Sultsina has taken the fight into the clinch.

Sultsina's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jack swats away the attempt to clinch by Sultsina.
Lubomir Sultsina is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice cross by Jack.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sultsina has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sultsina tries a body shot but Jack blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sultsina is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jack is defending well for now.
Sultsina stalling.
Jack tries to circle away but Sultsina has him pinned against the cage.

Jack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sultsina on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jack cracks Sultsina with a good jab.
Sultsina tries to close the distance and clinch but Jack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Sultsina pushes Jack up against the cage in a clinch.
Sultsina with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sultsina missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Sultsina.

Jack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sultsina throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sultsina changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sultsina is looking to clinch.
Sultsina is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sultsina tries to close the distance and clinch but Jack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jack lands a head kick. Sultsina smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sultsina misses with a combination
and Jack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jack paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jack throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sultsina throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sultsina lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jack circles away quickly and effectively.
Jack swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jack lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jack rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Sultsina fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jack, pushing him back against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jack wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sultsina has him pressed against the cage.

Jack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sultsina misses with a head kick.
Jack misses with a body shot.
Sultsina avoids the body shot from Jack.
Sultsina darts in trying to clinch
enabling Jack to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kangaroo Jack dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lubomir Sultsina's cut.
That's time! Jack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sultsina tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sultsina steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jack.
Jack misses with a looping left.
Sultsina tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sultsina has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A punch combination from Sultsina misses.
Sultsina closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A jab from Jack misses.
Sultsina throws a front kick aimed at Jack's knee but Jack avoids it well.
Sultsina is looking to clinch but Jack is avoiding it.
Sultsina wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack misses with a double jab
and Sultsina counters with a series of strikes. Jack will be more careful next time no doubt.

Jack is rocked!
Jack's corner calls for a 1-2. Jack obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sultsina tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sultsina checks a leg kick.
Sultsina looks to land a combination but Jack avoids it well.
Sultsina is looking to clinch but Jack is avoiding it.
Sultsina tries to clinch up
letting Jack counter with a right hand.

Sultsina closes the distance and pushes Jack back into the cage.
Come on Sultsina - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Sultsina pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jack scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sultsina in his tracks.
Sultsina tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sultsina can pounce on him.
Sultsina fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Jack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sultsina tries to clinch but Jack is having none of it.
Jack moves out of range as Sultsina strikes.
Sultsina lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sultsina.
Jack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sultsina manages to avoid it.
Sultsina throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jack counters with a straight right hand.
A cross from Jack lands.
Sultsina looks to clinch
and Sultsina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Sultsina is rocked!
A nice leg kick lands there from Sultsina.
Sultsina pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sultsina dodges the punch combination from Jack.
Sultsina ducks right into an uppercut from Jack.
Sultsina looks to clinch
and Jack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jack connects with a looping right hand.
Sultsina is still on wobbly legs! Can Jack finish him?
Sultsina tries to clinch but Jack moves out of range.
Jack swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jack with a jab.
Jack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sultsina.
Sultsina fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sultsina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jack moves away.
Jack was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Jack! Sultsina is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kangaroo Jack!